CH43 postcode area · Wirral

The CH43 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wirral. Area Scores range from 0 to 73 across them. Every full CH43 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CH43 district: Noctorum South scores 74 out of 100 (#1,794 of 6,856 nationally) while Birkenhead Central sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,000 in Birkenhead Central to £290,000 in Prenton — a 2.5× gap within the CH43 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,170a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime112per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)43

Owner-occupied55%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CH43 district

£211,250median home sold over the past year · +20.7% over 5 years · +3.0% over the year · 480 sales

Detached£387,500

Semi-detached£230,000

Terraced£170,000

Flat£134,250

Wirral£220,000

North West£225,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Noctorum SouthWirral	1,794	74	£227,250
PrentonWirral	2,308	66	£290,000
Claughton NorthWirral	4,282	38	£184,500
Claughton South & Oxton NorthWirral	4,406	36	£175,000
Oxton SouthWirral	5,701	17	£157,500
Noctorum North & Upton EastWirral	6,120	11	£186,250
Bidston HillWirral	6,833	0	£127,500
Birkenhead CentralWirral	6,846	0	£115,000

People living in CH43 Census 2021

Residents61,335

Median age (est.)43

Density3,208per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above29%

No car or van32%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 24%Private rent 22%

Households

One person 39%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 15%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Caring & leisure 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	18%
Caring & leisure	12%
Associate professional	12%
Elementary	11%
Managers & directors	10%
Administrative	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	8%

Ethnic group

White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CH43

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH43 district.

Birkenhead Claughton Noctorum

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH43.

L43 CH41 CH26 L41 CH25 CH42 L42 L49

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.